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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1922)
Third Stroke Fatal to Henry K. Burket; Pioneer Undertaker Dead— Funeral Services to Be Held on Friday. Henry K. Burket, 72, founder of ’he H. K. Burket & Son. undertakers, uni k pioneer resident of Omaha, died In his home, 542 Park avenue, of a stroke of apoplexy at 11:30 yester day morning. Mr. Burket, who was active in many organizations of the city, had been in poor health for five years. He retired from bia business In 1918, leav ing Its management to his son, Earl H. Burket. He had experienced two other strokes of apoplexy. In 1876 Mr. Burket established a business at Creston, la. He came to Omaha in 1883 and engaged in under taking business here. He has lived here ever since. He vas a member of the Chamber of Commerce and active in its affairs in years past; one of the founders of the present Lakoma club, then called (he Sey mour take club; a Shriner and a member of the Scottish Rite and of the Happy Hollow Country chib. Mr. Burket also was an organizer of the Nebraska State Funeral Directors association and a vies presi dent of the national association. He is survived by his widow, his son, Earl, and a sister, Mrs. M. A. Pinney of Omaha. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2. in the Burket chapel. 3405 Farnam street. Rev. A. A. Petarme is to officiate^ Burial will be in the family lot at TOrest Lawn cemetery. The orphan asylum in Moscow, Rus sia, Is the largest foundling Institu tion of its kind in the world. Church Campaign Meets Oppositipil Resolutions Passed by Minis-1 tcrs Say Solicitation of Funds Not Authorized. _ -** 4 Rev. T. S. Saunders, pastor of the Grove Methodist church; Rev. J. D. Crum, acting pastor of the Pilgrim Baptist church, and Rev. O. G. Burck h&rdt, pastor of the African Meth odist church of South Omaha, as memiters of a committee of the Color ed Ministerial alliance, have drawn up the following resolution; "We. th# committee appointed by the Colored Ministerial alliance to draw up a resolution in reaped to nrtnJsters or per sons soliciting church furms from the public without legs! authority from a tty established chuKh nr organisation. "Whereae. om Rev. E. J Walker Is n*>4 to bo soliciting fund* to build a church supposed to bo locatad at Thirty third and Q at roots, aad ••Whereas, tho authority of such a rhurch la quoatifnable and unknown to tho Colored Ministerial alllaneo, and ••Whereas, auch practices are impost- 1 tion upon tho public, and •’Whereas, the Ministerial alliance la duty-bound to proteat tho public against any illegal actions or any such practices In tho name of tho church, therefore. Be it Resolved, that wo advise the pub lic against auch; •Secondly resolved, that wo condemn such individuate aolieitlng funds improp erly authorised; ”Be it further resolved, that the public be warned not to contribute to auch solicitor unless they have tho endorse ment of tho Colored Ministerial alliance." Police Captain Will Agk Changes in Motor Laws Police Captain John . Pazanowski announced thut ha will go to Lin coln In January^ under order* from Chief Dempsey to work before the legislature for bills covering proposed changes in penalties for motor thieve*, and to confer with authorities regard ing a parole recesa. State Meeting to Study Taxes J Definite Reduction Program Will Bo Submitted to Ne braska Legislature. Hastings, Nel>., Dec. IT.—(Special Telegram.)—Delegates are congregat ing here for the second meeting of the newly formed Taxpayers • league of Nebraska, which plans to formulate a definite tax reduction program for submission to the legislature'; Among these were Joe Burns of the East Lincoln Civlo league. Tre mont Cone of Douglas county, also a taxpayer tn Hamilton; Charles Q. Wooster. Silver Creek, John S. Wise, who said he would represent Hayes, Chase and Perkins counties; A. C. Rankin of Furnas. W. D. McCord of Brown and F. bkigerton of Hamilton county. What the governor-elect la going to do about the code was the subject of the general discussion by the dele gates. Joe Burns, who served five terms In the stale legislature, will discuss j the cost of maintaining the state In stitutlons. Indebtedness of Omaha Amounts to $33,547,288 i Bonded indebtedness of Omaha amounts to $33.547,28S, divided as fol lows: Municipal. *13.006.288; water plant. $6 892.000: gas plant. $5,000,000; school district, $8,649,000. On the basis of 200.000 population, each resident of Omaha may be said to be liable for $167.74 of this total Indebtedness. The city's material assets are pledK ed as security to the holders of the bonds. t Half-Price Sale Entire Fourth Floor. Now Offering Without a Single Reservation in Our 'f\ * , ; ' X v ^ * fc* 24th Semi-Annual HALF-PRICE CLEARANCE Our Entire Fall and Winter Stocks of Women’s and Misses’ COATS, SUITS, DRESSES, FURS v 4 * * » • Omaha women fully appreciate the dominant style leadership in Herzbertfs garments at all times, and when you realize the fact that these same garments can now. be had at exactly half price, is it any wonder this sale is proving to be the talk of the town? \ - >-• . # Today witnessed the greatest crowds ever assembled on our fourth floor. Buying has been at fever heat. It seems as if all fem inine Omaha was here bent on getting their full sh^re of these great values. 0 Take Your Choice of the Entire Herzberg Garment Stock at Just Original Price Tickets Remain on All Herzberg Garments, Just Pay One-Half . ,■ ■ • • ’ / # There are no marking over, erasures, or use of new Price Tickets at a Herzberg Sale. Our all season, indelible ink stamped price tickets remain on every garment Figure your own sav ings. Pay us just one-half regular selling price. At the close of each season for the past 24 seasons we have inaugurated one of these dominant Half Price Sales in order to effect a quick, decisive and absolute clearance of all apparel. The usual Herzberg policy of complete satisfaction prevails during this half price sale. Each season has seen these sales grow in pop ularity—in public confidence and in magni tude, until today they are without question the most awaited merchandise event on Omaha’s Retail Calendar. H'PtuU ^Without Extravagant** _ EfRZBEl?a5 1319- 752/ttxnifftaf Street Shop in the Forenoons Shop in the Forenoons This Annual Event Is Now Under Way Hundreds of % Pairs of Pumps and Oxfords • Not sale merchandise, but shoes out of our regular stock, a beautiful array of the season’s latest are in this At Footwear for street, dress and evening wear, high or low heels. I * Price Every popular leather as well as satins are In cluded. AH sisei, but not in every model. This Great Half Price Lot Contains Short Lines and Broken Sizes ERZB£R«J) 13I9~?£2IUtoHfjMw Stnei GIRLE N2)K WRZBERGS I Year-End Clearance Every article in this immense stock goes In this sale in two great groups. GROUP NO. 1 200 Girls’ Dresses Sizes 6 to 16 years. These represent broken lines and include the entire range of prices. Silk, velvet, wool and cotton dresses; choice of these 200 dresses at M price. 150 Girls’ Coals Sizes 8 to 16 years. Stunning coats, plain or fur trim med. Here are easily the greatest girls’ coat values in Omaha today. All Cirls' Headwear GROUP NO. 2 The balance of the stock is in group No. 2. Girls’ Coals Girls' Dresses Middies Girls’ Furs Cirls’ Sl(irls Knitwear j Filth Fifth I Floor Floor I